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Comment by Susan White

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Registered dietitian nutritionist specializing in heart health.
Most people don't realize that our own body produces 800 to 1,000 milligrams of cholesterol per day. This depends on genetics and liver function, but this is an average.
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Susan White, quoted in "What Happens to Your Cholesterol When You Eat Eggs Every Day," EatingWell, September 7, 2025.
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Genetic variation (e.g. hyper-responders) makes population-level egg advice misleading for individuals
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AI Verified Source context says genetics affects cholesterol production and absorption, which varies greatly between people; this supports the individual-variation statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago
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AI Verified Correct answer is for: White's source says genetics affects cholesterol production and absorption, with large individual variation. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified EatingWell's 7 Sep 2025 article attributes this wording verbatim to registered dietitian Susan White. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago
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